Sat, Jan 2nd

Count down to work has begun with neither one of us looking forward to going back to work on Monday. Today we were able to distract ourselves by heading onto town for a bit. Dropped off some DVDs at the library and popped into Waitrose and WHS. As usual, in town, we enjoyed a nice hot latte in Starbucks. After Dawn looked at the newspaper we'd picked up, we discussed our New Year resolutions which generally focused on a healthier lifestyle including more walking, eating less meat, and of course losing weight.

At the Coop pharmacy, where we were picking up our medications, I was informed by the chemist that I needed to drop in to the local hospital for a blood test and my doctors for a blood pressure check. Both needed to be done within 2 weeks. Great. I also have a visit to the dentist within the next 14 days, too.

The highlight of the day, especially for Dawn, was a second helping of our New Year's Day dinner tonight. Then we saw out the day watching the film Milk. It was pretty damning confirmation on how bigoted some Americans were, and still are. Sadly, prejudices have a greater impact on all our lives than they should.